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David Gillespie is a recovering corporate lawyer, former co-founder of a successful software company and investor in several software startups.

He is also the father of six young children (including one set of twins). With such a lot of extra time on his hands, and 40 extra kilos on his waistline, he set out to investigate why he, like so many in his generation, was fat.

He deciphered the latest medical findings on diet and weight gain and what he found was chilling. Being fat was the least of his problems. He needed to stop poisoning himself.

His first book, Sweet Poison, published in 2008 is widely credited with starting the current Australian wave of anti-sugar sentiment.

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	Sweet Poison, Why Sugar Makes Us Fat 4.02 avg rating — 1,712 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sweet Poison Quit Plan 3.81 avg rating — 745 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taming Toxic People: The Science of Identifying and Dealing with Psychopaths at Work & at Home 3.66 avg rating — 718 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big Fat Lies 3.93 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brain Reset 3.59 avg rating — 276 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teen Brain 3.66 avg rating — 234 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eat Real Food 3.65 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Free Schools 4.01 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toxic Oil: Why Vegetable Oil Will Kill You And How To Save Yourself 3.97 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Be Interesting: Simple Ways to Increase Your Personal Appeal by David Gillespie (Goodreads Author), Mark Warren 2.66 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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How folic acid in our bread is creating a generation of diabetic mothers.

Every day, millions of Australian women consume a government-mandated medication they don’t know they’re taking. It’s in their morning toast, their lunchtime sandwich, their fortified cereal and their multivitamin tablet. This medication, folic acid (Vitamin B9), was introduced as a public health miracle, a simple way to prot

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“So, don’t feel deprived. You are not giving up anything. You are simply stopping a dangerous and harmful addiction. It really is that simple to break an addiction. If you have the right attitude, staying sugar-free becomes a lot easier than you could possibly imagine.”
― David Gillespie, The Sweet Poison Quit Plan: How to kick the sugar habit and lose weight fast

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“Exercising and dieting help us lower that weight gain but it will always be a losing battle for as long as we continue to consume fructose.”
― David Gillespie, Sweet Poison: Learn how to break your addiction with sugar for life

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